That you seem to believe I would benefit from words of warning has me quite intrigued as to what to expect this weekend. I was under the impression from the invitation that this was merely a wine festival; have I actually been invited to some sort of ambush? Are the 'few things I should know' things Mr. Prewett is already privy to? I am too good a sportsman to request any unfair advantages over my competition — though I would be flattered to hear you had offered them. You do call me your favored one; perhaps you meant in the medieval sense that you intend to bestow your favor upon me before I enter into this unwitting joust over the weekend?

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